Moroccan Awqaf Minister Says Minor Errors Found in Quran Copies Printed for Visually-Impaired
Ahmed Al-Tawfiq made the remark after questions were raised at the North African country’s parliament over the issue, Al-Umq Al-Arabi website reported.
He said there were fewer than 10 errors in the copies, which have been printed by the Mohammed VI Foundation for Printing the Quran.
The errors are not serious and are mostly related to diacritics and signs of Waqf (pause) in the verses, the Awqaf minister added.
He said one of the main efforts of the ministry of Awqaf and Islamic affairs is to oversee and proofread Quran copies printed in the country and make sure they include no errors.
Tawfiq also said that the Mohammed VI Foundation for Printing the Quran has been established in Morocco at the order of the country’s king to oversee Quran printing, preventing copies with errors from being distributed and taking action to collect copies that have errors.
He went on to say that since its establishment, the foundation has overseen the printing of hundreds of thousands of Quran copies that have been distributed in Morocco’s mosques or sent abroad.
Morocco is a North African Arab country bordering the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Islam is the predominant religion in Morocco, with some 99 percent of the population adhering to it.
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